There were no text messages sent to his friends back on the East Coast. Robinson, 24, was last seen walking away from his workplace in the Buckeye Desert, Arizona, on June 23. Its been reported that he had just sent his last text to a woman he was supposedly romantically interested in. Josh Mankiewicz: Nothing on his phone suggesting he tried to call for help after the crash?, Police Chief Hall: No. Others are less certain. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. He delivered an order of alcohol to her home in Laveen, outside of Pheonix, and was invited into the home by Katelyn and a friend of hers. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. So far, they have not gotten involved. The sunroof panel was kicked out, as if someone had used it as an emergency exit. There were no traces of blood were found in the Jeep, police said. It just ring, ring, ring, and then finally, you know, of course, go to voicemail.. On July 19, his 2017 Jeep Renegade was found abandoned and badly damaged in a ravine. Police located Day's car in a wooded area near the Illinois Valley YMCA in Peru on Aug. 26, with the clothing he was last seen wearing left inside. Jeff couldn't say if Daniel was driving or if it was someone else. On that, Jeff McGrath and Chief Hall agree. And he'd met Daniel for the first time at that desert site on June 23rd, to check a well. Jeff downloaded the vehicle's onboard information system, which he said held a cache of valuable information. "Since his disappearance, the Buckeye Police Department has worked with outside agencies to search more than 70 square miles in an effort to locate Daniel. Thanks for listening. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. On July 19, a rancher found Robinson's Jeep on his property approximately four miles southwest of the job site where Robinson was last seen, police said. Buckeye is about 30 miles west of downtown Phoenix. Josh Mankiewicz: How do most missing persons investigations usually resolve themselves?, Chief Hall: In a lot of cases, we find people. His father is still looking for him. Daniel Robinson. The human remains is not Daniel. Play Episode 1 of the Dateline: Missing in America Podcast below and click here to follow. "From the first day that I arrived in Phoenix, Arizona, I have done more to find my son than the law enforcement agency, whose jurisdictional authority covers where he was last seen and where his vehicle was recovered," Robinson II told local NBC affiliate 12 News in Phoenix. Daniels father, David, has been outspoken. Katelyn said she and her female friend were drunk and that looking back on it, she shouldnt have invited a stranger into her home, it added. If you believe him, it makes a truth-teller out of Daniel's co-worker. Daniel and David Robinson David Robinson David was home in South Carolina. BUCKEYE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- The father of Daniel Robinson, who went missing after leaving a Buckeye job site over a year ago, says the human remains found in the desert over the weekend dont belong to his son. David Robinson tweeted that the remains werent Daniels, citing Buckeye police and the Maricopa County Medical Examiners Office. However, they hope that once the remains are identified, it will bring "closure to another grieving family. David and his volunteers have found human remains over the last months. I will continue my searches for my son. Jeff McGrath: So what I believe is -- and what the data and the vehicle supports is -- that there was a collision somewhere else. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. A man came forward to say he'd been in the desert in the early afternoon looking for a wide-open place for some target practice. "I am not going to stop. They checked Daniel's apartment and reviewed traffic security cameras -- hoping to spot his car. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Someone who wouldn't just vanish. He learned the trumpet and the French horn. Buckeye Police Department continue to search for the young man who went missing in late June. Elliott is a pump technician. David Robinson: He's always telling me he's going to live abroad. And he's not where he's supposed to be. Robinson was last seen leaving a job site near Sun Valley Parkway and Cactus Road on June 23. Katelyns last name has been redacted in the police reports. You guys will be on the south side.. Legal Statement. Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist, was last seen driving his Jeep near a job site in the Arizona desert on the morning of June 23. Still, the scene was puzzling. They closed that gap with weekly phone calls. The human remains is not Daniel. If they had been quick about it in the beginning, we wouldnt be here three months later.. Arizona Geologist Daniel Robinson Missing Update: Has He Been Found Yet Although the investigation is still underway, the Buckeye Police maintain that there is no evidence of wrongdoing at this time. Bloomington police said the following day that the LaSalle County Coroner's Office had begun an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the person's death and that identification could take several days or weeks. On that June day, Daniel was scheduled to spend the morning doing field work at a development wellsite out in the desert. September 21, 2021 12:55 PM Arizona officials search for Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old who has been missing in the desert since June. It was an eyewitness account that changed the timeline of the day Daniel went missing. It was definitely Daniel's Jeep and there was, just as definitely, no sign of Daniel. On September 23, Robinson II told CNN that he has sympathy for the family of Petito, a 22-year-old who was missing for several days before she was found dead near Grand Teton National Park on September 19, but wishes his son, who is Black, had as much national attention. I was hoping that the Buckeye Police Department, at times, was going to tell me something like that.. Buckeye Police Human remains were found by a volunteer searching for missing Buckeye man, Daniel Robinson, on Nov. 6. Josh Mankiewicz: How many miles are we talking about searching? "We ask that people refrain from speculation as the investigation remains ongoing and could take considerable time," they added. We spoke with this man and he told us the same story. The family has offered a $10,000 reward for information that helps to find Robinson. Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist, has been missing for over three months in Arizona. Robinson's family has called for more attention from the public to help find their son. Daniel's case is somewhat harder to understand. What else should we be looking at?. Investigators have utilized UTVs, cadaver dogs, and air support including a drone and a helicopter," Buckeye PD said in astatementon September 16. Some are drawn to publicity. At that point, Ken started to look for Robinson in the desert. Because in that world of the missing in America, the one with so many questions, so few answers and so much frustration and heartache sometimes hope is all we have. I feel like it was dumped. Authorities conducted searches shortly after Robinson went missing, but since then, most of the ongoing searches have been led by volunteers, groups, and Robinson's family, according to social media updates. We don't have answers, don't have what happened to my son," says Daniel's father, David Robinson, who hasn't stopped searching. On the same day, he had texted his sister that he had an emergency but neglected to answer any of her calls in response, according to the police report. And he thought Daniel, his youngest son, was safe in Arizona. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Father of missing 24-year-old says he doesnt believe remains are those of his son and he will keep searching for him, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile, Related video: Father, search team continue looking for Daniel Robinson who went missing four months ago. pic.twitter.com/sDlFFOEe48, The Buckeye Police Department confirmed late Sunday in an email that officers responded to the area of Sun Valley Parkway and milepost 113 about possible human remains that were found, as well as "other evidence.". There are 13 species of rattlesnakes in Arizona, more than in any other state. Jeff has poured hundreds of hours into Daniel's case, and along the way found what seemed like new evidence. That call did not come. David could tell: If his son had been in that car, he was now somewhere in bad shape. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. The medical examiner determined that it wasnt Robinsons, as it was Daniel had bagged a job with Matrix New World Engineering and was last seen by a co-worker leaving a well site behind the wheel of his Jeep Renegade. The 24-year-old's car was found abandoned a month later in a ravine. Part of HuffPost News. Like, Buckeye is a small police department.. Just over a week later, on Sept. 4, a team of police, fire and rescue officials found "an unidentified body just off the south bank of the Illinois River" while conducting an organized search of the LaSalle-Peru area. Jeff McGrath: What makes this such a mystery is that he just up and vanished., Buckeye Police Chief Larry Hall: We're always thinking about, where could he be? "We are committed to finding Daniel Robinson," said Buckeye Police Chief Larry Hall. WebWhen last seen, Daniel was described as an African American male, standing 58 and weighing 165 pounds. The vehicle appeared to have rolled and landed on its side, The Arizona Republic reported, citing police. A co-worker told police that Robinson had mentioned something about a girl, specifically about wanting a woman he liked and couldn't have, but overall wasn't making sense when talking about her. On this November morning, the search teams focus is a section of Cactus Road. She asked him to stop contacting her and he didn't again. Daniel, 24, was last seen on June 23 driving Robinson's car was found abandoned in a desert ravine It was Mr Robinsons second job of the day and Mr Elliott said he had asked him if he wanted to go to Phoenix to rest. A human skull was then chillingly discovered near the site on July 31 - which was later found not to be Daniel's. As part of their missing persons investigation, police found and interviewed the woman who said she'd met Daniel after he made a delivery at her house. His 2017 Jeep Renegade was found abandoned and badly damaged in a ravine in July. Police learned in the weeks before his disappearance, Daniel had met a young woman through his side gig with Instacart. Email us at [emailprotected] or call 212 416 4552. A landowner found Robinson's Jeep in a ravine on July 19, the Buckeye Police Department said, adding that it had "significant damage" and had not been clearly visible to search crews because of the rough terrain. Elliott checked the weather on his phone and stayed at the job site. September 21, 2021 11:55 AM Arizona officials search for Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old who has been missing in the desert since June. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. The detective pointed to a spot on the photo. The vehicle appeared to have been hit above the windshield, he added. A South Carolina man hired a private investigator and started an online petition to help him find his missing son. A spokesman for the police department told us they conduct thorough, unbiased investigations and that fair and impartial policing is at the heart of their service. or redistributed. He has again turned to the power of the internet to help aid the investigation after witnessing the mass coverage of the Gabby Petito case. 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The families of Jelani Day and Daniel Robinson, who have been missing for weeks and months, respectively, are calling for more attention to be brought to those men's cases. According to the police report, Robinson was saying things that did not make sense, like asking Kenneth if he wanted to go home to Phoenix to rest. Petito vanished after embarking on a cross-country trip with her fianc Brian Laundrie before her body was tragically found on September 19. Her Great Dane has found something at the base of a bush. While investigators believe the remains may not belong to Robinson due to evidence at the scene, they are still awaiting DNA testing for official confirmation, FOX 10 reported. We're talking about it and, you know, driving home from work and thinking about, OK, what did we miss on this? Market data provided by Factset. Chief Hall: Our phone number for the tip line is (623) 349-6411. Of course, we hope Mr. Robinson is proven right. He and volunteers have scoured thousands of acres of the Sonoran Desert, and he's hired a private investigator to learn anything about his son's whereabouts. All of that makes this part of the desert a place you don't want to get lost in. Kenneth contacted Steve, the project manager, who said no one from the company had heard from or seen Robinson throughout the day. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Buckeye Police though say the investigation is ongoing, adding that foul play is not suspected at this time. To Chief Hall, Daniel Robinson's case did not appear to be either one. David Robinson, the father of the missing geologist, tweeted on Sunday: Saturday, November 6, my weekly searches for my son Geologist Daniel Robinson has again uncovered human remains out in the desert of Buckeye, AZ, hopefully bringing some closure to another grieving family. But Daniel's extensive catalog of experience in remote desert areas, where he often worked in extreme conditions, has his family questioning the curious circumstances of the case. Daniel's father says he will continue with his work around the clock until he knows what happened to his son. It might not have worked out that way because when Daniel was born, he was missing his right hand and part of his forearm. David Robinson: Daniel never had a diagnosis for mental health. Petito was the blonde young woman who went missing, starting a nationwide search which involved many levels of law enforcement. "This looked like a stage event to me," said accident reconstructionist and private investigator Jeff McGrath told NBC 12 News. Josh Mankiewicz: You don't really think this has anything to do with his disappearance?, David Robinson: I really don't. But Mr Robinson has been left "upset" with the handling of the case and believes authorities could have began an extensive search much earlier. He said he sympathizes with the Petito family, while also feeling that the onslaught of media attention paid to her case has been hurtful.. Or did it just seem more significant because now Daniel was missing? Buckeye detectives were now asking David about every detail of Daniel's life. The former military man maintains that the police department, as well as his own search team, had previously scoured the same area. Daniel is a geologist and was working on a remote site near Cactus Road and Sun Valley Parkway the day he went missing. Daniel Robinson is 25. To learn more about other people we've covered in our Missing in America series, go to DatelineMissingInAmerica.com. It is possible that even he couldn't answer those questions. What else do we need to be doing?, David Robinson: As a father, you know, my drive is to find my son. Im gonna bring my son home alive.. Legal Statement. When Mr Robinson didnt come home that night, his father reported him missing. Robinson's sister also said one time he went over to her apartment and sat in silence for 30 minutes before getting up and leaving. ", MISSING ARIZONA GEOLOGIST: NEW DETAILS RELEASED IN DISAPPEARANCE OF DANIEL ROBINSON, Daniel Robinson has been missing since June 23. He said it's "hurtful" to see the case involving Petito, who was a young white woman, receive nationwide attention while he's been searching for his son for months. Um, as in, for instance, they played video games. Robinson, 24, was last seen leaving a job site in Buckeye, Ariz., on June 23 and was reported missing later that day. David Robinson read through that report and could not accept the scenario it suggested. Arizona police officials say human remains were found Saturday during a search for Daniel Robinson, a geologist who disappeared after driving away from a desert worksite more than four months ago. A DNA test will be While we're watching this case unfold, please take 5 seconds to read about Daniel Robinson, a geologist who went missing in the desert outside Buckeye three months ago. David Robinson: You know, when Daniel wanted to do something, uh, he's gonna make it happen.. Someone who was now in the wind. Its air bags were deployed, and evidence suggests Robinson was wearing a seat belt at the time. You would never know the difference.. And, uh, he often beat them in the games, you know, so --., Josh Mankiewicz: It sounds like not having a right hand didn't really hold him back., David Robinson: Oh, no, not at all. Where else could we have searched? Police also said that evidence found near the remains suggested that the bones may not be Mr Robinsons. David heard these stories and says they should not be taken as evidence of some kind of mental break. HUMAN bones have been found in the search for missing Daniel Robinson, but his family have insisted it's not him. Daniel, 24, was last seen on June 23 driving away from his location of work in the Buckeye, Arizona desert - presumably heading to the main road. "Because of the way the Buckeye Police Department was handling my sons case, I kind of understand why. Anyone with information relating to Robinson is urged to call Buckeye PD at 623-349-6400. His father has said that his son always liked to check in with his family in South Carolina, and it was unusual not to hear from him for even half a day. A GoFundMe page set up for Robinson, was born without a right hand, has raised more than three times its initial goal, funding private investigation services and supplies for volunteers willing to search the desert. February 25, 2023, Is A Public Search For Daniel! Day, a 25-year-old Illinois State University graduate student, was reported missing by his family and a faculty member on Aug. 25, according to the Bloomington Police Department. Most recently was this past Saturday. I mean, because I don't have any evidence to say otherwise.. ", I'm shaking reading about the discovery of Gabby Petito's body in Wyoming. Authorities say no foul play is suspected in the missing case of Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist who was last seen in the Arizona desert, but Uh, neither have I, at this point. Search group volunteer: Try to fan out.. According to law enforcement, Katelyn thought Mr Robinson was harmless as he only had one arm and was short in height. Editor's note: On Thursday, authorities confirmed that a body found near Peru, Ill., belonged to Day. He doesn't feel the police have done enough to find his son-- a young Black man. Family also told police that some photos Robinson posted to Instagram appear to have been deleted since he went missing. According to a police report released this week, Robinson had been acting oddly at the job site prior to his disappearance an observation echoed by family members. A rancher noticed the vehicle on July 19; it appeared to have rolled over and sustained significant damage before coming to rest on its side with its airbags deployed. If Daniel Robinson had left the scene and walked out into the desert, he had done so with no money and no way to call for help. Hes a happy guy., Josh Mankiewicz: He'd never done anything that made you think he needs to be in therapy or -- or -- or see a professional. It was the first time they had met. Buckeye Police Department instructed Robinson II to check his son's social media pages on June 24. The Buckeye Police Department has confirmed that the remains found by the volunteers searching for 24-year-old Daniel Robinson were human. David Robinson: A lot of times they make excuses about resources. You wish you lived in a world where everything was equal, but its really not equal, Robinsons father, David Robinson, told CNN this week. Larry Hall is Chief of the Buckeye Police Department. He'd missed almost a days-worth of work. On at least two separate occasions, volunteers found human remains which turned out not to be Daniel Robinsons. Although they didnt find his son, David Robinson said it does bring him a little relief that they were able to bring some other families some type of closure. There were two curious things noted. No shell casings found amongst the sand and stone. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. The Buckeye Police Department is asking anyone with information about Daniel's case to call them on their tip line. Numbers were exchanged and the next day, texts. To honor the one-year mark, David will be hosting a commemorative event at the Arizona Capitol on June 25 to remember Daniel and others who are missing. Those are people like Daniel Robinson. Police said foul play is not expected, but Robinson's family thinks otherwise. Critics swiftly pointed out how Petito, a young white woman, has been the subject of wall-to-wall news coverage, while people of color who go missing like Robinson, a Black man rarely receive the same kind of attention. And sometimes it's hard to tell them apart. It could be anything. What -- what are the other theories? I mean, we're racking our brains on this.. What began as worry quickly ratcheted to panic after David's daughter drove to Daniel's apartment. Hed already hired his own expert -- a private investigator named Jeff McGrath. And I said, We don't do missing persons. Chief Hall: When Daniel was leaving, you know, the main access road to get into the job site is east of the location. The job kept him moving around between sites in the desert heat, his father wrote on GoFundMe. And a place you don't want to have to search for your child. Nothing wrong with any of that. Jeff spent 15 years as a police officer and a detective, then became a PI specializing in accident reconstruction. On July 31, police said, a human skull was located in an area south of where the Jeep had been recovered. They are most active in the warmer months, especially at night. In this first episode, we will take you into his mysterious disappearance and the ongoing search for this young man. This is every day. Daniel played football, weight-trained. Her remains were found in Wyoming and investigators believe she was murdered by her fianc who later died by suicide. "We didnt know what was going on; we know Dan does not ignore his phone calls.". "Daniel would not disappear. Private investigator says evidence doesn't add up for missing He also calls for the missing-person investigation to be changed to a criminal investigation, which he says would allow police to seek warrants based on any evidence obtained. It turned out, a lot of people did. Of course, my hearts racing, because I think he's gonna tell me something else in the same sentence.. BUCKEYE, AZ Apparent human remains were found Saturday in the desert near Buckeye, where volunteer-led searches have been conducted for months in hopes of finding Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist who has been missing since June. And it gives David's volunteer army an area to more thoroughly search. David Robinson: I was busy with the volunteers, searching the area where my son was last seen.. "I want them to look for my child like they're looking for her," she said tearfully in a local TV interview. Where was he going? When they arrived it was raining. Robinson has been missing since June 23 when he left a remote worksite near Buckeye and did not tell anyone where he was headed or going. as well as other partner offers and accept our. The new arrivals are dressed for work: baseball caps to block out the sun, walking sticks, digital compasses on their cell phones. 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